A Sunny Place for Shady People

In this 2024 collection of short fiction, Enriquez documents the intersection of architectural decay and supernatural intrusion throughout Argentina and beyond. The narratives feature a woman obsessed with the ghost of a celebrity in a notorious Los Angeles hotel, a town where the female inhabitants mysteriously lose their faces, and children who disappear into shadow dimensions within urban housing complexes. These stories document the remnants of political violence, economic collapse, and social neglect, manifesting as literal monsters, vengeful spirits, and physical transformations that defy biological norms.

This book is for readers of contemporary gothic fiction and high-tension horror who prefer sharp, unsentimental prose over traditional frights. Those interested in how geographical locations hold historical trauma will find a detailed map of visceral discomfort. The reader walks away with a grim understanding of how unresolved grief and systemic inequality mutate into physical nightmares, leaving them to question the safety of their own neighborhoods and the permanence of the human body.

Thought-provoking; a moderate read.

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